what is svchost

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I read in a posting here that svchost is a virus, is that true. I have 5
instances of svchost in processes in task manager, 3 in SYSTEM, 1 in LOCAL
SERVUCE and 1 in NETWORK SERVICE.
is there a problem here?
TIA
 
A Description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314056&Product=winxp

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| I read in a posting here that svchost is a virus, is that true. I have 5
| instances of svchost in processes in task manager, 3 in SYSTEM, 1 in LOCAL
| SERVUCE and 1 in NETWORK SERVICE.
| is there a problem here?
| TIA
|
|
 
is it OK in your opinion to allow svchost access to internet at all times? This is a option in McAfee and I'm sick of blocking items I don't know. this one sounds safe from what I;ve read in this posting.
 
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